Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200120285 - Employee burned by molten salt, later dies

Accident Summary Nr: 200120285 -- Report ID: 0523400 -- Event Date: 01/29/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
122204290	01/29/1999	3479	0	Surface Techniques Llc

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing on a platform elevated by a fork truck, lowering a large metal sleeve into a molten salt bath for heat treating. The bath erupted, engulfing Employee #1 in salt mixture at a temperature of approximately 1,200 degrees F. He sustained massive burns and was transported to the hospital, where he died nine days later.

Keywords: BURN, SALT VAT, CHEMICAL REACTION, SPILL, ELEVATED WORK PLAT, CHEMICAL, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	122204290			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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